Three men charged with assisting a fellow inmate escape the Pope County Detention Center appeared in bond hearings Monday.

Jeremy Cates, 23; William Lewis, 32; and James Titterington, 28, were each ordered held in lieu of $50,000 bond after District Court Judge Don Bourne determined there was probable cause to hold them on suspicion of assisting Nicholas Allen, 29, in escaping the county detention center on Aug. 23.

A Pope County Sheriff’s Office investigator testified that witness reports and video surveillance determined the three men helped Allen escape through an air vent by blocking the guard’s view of the air vent, actively distracting the guard and putting the air vent back in place to cover up Allen’s escape.

Less than 24 hours after his escape, Allen was located in Harrison and returned to Pope County.

The following individuals also appeared in felony bond hearings Monday at the Pope County Detention Center. Their names, ages, anticipated charges and bond amounts are listed. If charged, they will appear Oct. 7 in Circuit Court.

• Jerry Baca, 41, possessing an instrument of crime, possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), simultaneous possession of drugs and a firearm, possession of a firearm by certain persons — $5,000.

Officers responded to a call complaining Baca had come to his home attempting to sell firearms, according to a police report. Upon locating Baca, officers searched him and located a camera case containing a screwdriver, magnet and a .38 caliber pistol.

A further search found a glass smoking pipe, a small bag containing a substance believed to be methamphetamine and a wooden-handled claw hammer.

• Regina Hart, 50, assault, burglary, criminal mischief — $5,000.

A victim called and complained Hart came into his house Sunday evening while he was sleeping and allegedly tried to hit him with a hammer, according to a police report. The report stated Hart came into the home, swung at a witness and then went into the victim’s room.

Two witnesses present were able to take the hammer away, but Hart allegedly grabbed a lamp and attempted to hit the victim with it. Eventually, the victim and witnesses were able to get Hart out of the house and locked the door. The victim claimed he then heard the glass of the window nearest the door break.